The year was 1916, just 12½ years after the Wright brothers had their first successful flight at Kitty Hawk. World War I was underway in Europe, and the U.S. would join the fray the following year.
The CEO of Boeing, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, will step down by the end of 2024 after a series of mishaps with the plane maker and aerospace company’s Max line. David Calhoun’s departure ...
On July 4, 1914, William Boeing, along with his friend George Conrad Westervelt, took their very first plane ride. It was in a Curtiss seaplane helmed by Terah Maroney, a barnstorming young pilot who ...
SEATTLE — William E. Boeing Jr., a son of aerospace pioneer William Boeing Sr. who championed and remained fascinated by flight throughout his life, has died at age 92. He died Wednesday night at his ...
An atmospheric river is moving through western Washington and expected to dump 1-3 inches of rain. by Kiersten Throndsen The University of Washington's aeronautics and astronautics department ...
Since its founding by William Boeing more than a century ago, the Boeing Company has had 12 CEOs. The 13th might be the most important yet. As Boeing begins its search for a new CEO, the company is ...
It's been nearly a century since William Boeing laid the groundwork for his namesake company, and over the ensuing decades, Boeing became one of the most prominent names in the aviation arena. In that ...